Talk:Section 51 of the Constitution of Australia

Reserve Powers
"Powers not included in section 51 are considered "reserve powers", and remain the domain of the states (with a few exceptions, noted below)." Is that right? I had thought that 'reserve' or 'reserved' powers are those unwritten powers of the Governor-General, inlcluding the powers to sack a government. Wouldn't it be more accurate to refer to the plenary powers of the states, the concurrent jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Parliament under section 51 etc, and the consequences of section 109? SilasM 03:51, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeh, reserve powers is a bit of a bad term - it reeks of reserved state powers doctrine, which doesn't exist anymore. A lot of the Australian constitution articles need going through with a fine tooth comb. enochlau (talk) 11:21, 6 July 2006 (UTC)